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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, June 23, 1999 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Millage Will Be Sought
There will be a millage issue on the Sept. 14 School Election.
Residents Favor Bond Issue
Nevada County residents voted overwhelmingly to get the interstates repaired quickly.
Festival Winners Are Named
Winners, we've got winners. Boy, have we got winners.
Chamber Selling Bricks
Wanna buy a brick?
Court Supports Seeking Prison
Nevada County Quorum Court members signed letters drafted by Walt Denton, of The Partnership.
Bluff City
I am sure everyone enjoyed the cooler weather the past few days. It will probably be the last cool spell until fall.
Beverly
Everyone at Beverly has been very busy the past few weeks. We finished up National CNA week on June 10 with a big cook-out. A good time was had by all. It was very interesting trying to grill chicken in the middle of a severe thunder storm. Everyone shoul...
Bodcaw
A few days of cooler weather was nice. But it's supposed to get warmer for the longest day of the year.
Boughton
It is hay making time around our house.
Caney
We have lots of sickness in our community.
Hillcrest
Visiting Mozelle Gill this week were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hopson of Prescott.
Oak Grove
A revival was held at Cana AME Church June 14-18. The theme was 'Soul in a Special Way.' Rev. Lessly Banks is the pastor. Rev. Thomas W. Adair was presiding and guest evangelist was Rev. Eugene Toney, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Hope, St. Mark ...
Redland
I thought for a few days I was gonna put my electric blanket back on, but I guess I better wait a while.
Rosston
Marguerite Williams
Deaths, Funerals
Madge P. Burgess
Madge P. Burgess, 92, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Hope, Prescott and Berryville, died Thursday, June 17, 1999, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.
Glen Walker
Glen Walker, 57, of Prescott died Thursday, June 17, 1999.
Lifton Lee Cearley
Lifton Lee Cearley, 57, of Prescott died Friday, June 18, 1999, at Baptist Medical Memorial Hospital in Little Rock.
W.E. McFarland
W.E. McFarland, a life-long resident of Emmet, died Sunday, June 20, 1999, while traveling with friends in Bakersfield, Calif.
Fishing Tournament Held June 12
The second annual Boys to Men and Girls to Women (BM-GW) fishing derby was held at the Hope Fair Park pond Saturday, June 12.
Living Well
This is the time of year that many of us start planning our vacations.
TOO MUCH SUN
According to the American Cancer Society over 300,000 Americans develop sun-related skin cancers each year. Fortunately, these cancers are very curable if treated in time.
Vaser Appointed To Association's Ethics And Grievance Committee
Glen Vasser of Prescott was appointed to the Arkansas Bar Association's Law School Committee and the Arkansas's Professional Ethics and Grievances Committee by president-elect Louis B. 'Bucky' Jones Jr., of Fayetteville.
St. Michael Health Center Invites Residents To Name Room
St. Michael Health Center in Prescott invites area residents to help name the community room located inside the center, according to Alan Fox, M.D., who is medical director.
College News
Jason Don Wilkerson, a 1999 graduate of Smackover High School, has accepted an academic scholarship to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway beginning this fall.
UACCH High Scoring Students
Technical and industrial students at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope scored higher than the national average in two categories in the Student Occupational Competency Assessment Test (SOCAT) for 1998-99.
Raymond And Phena Hicks Celebrate Wedding Anniversary
Elder Raymond and Phena Hicks will celebrate their wedding anniversary with a reception on Saturday, June 26, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the Cale Community Building.
Couple Plans June Wedding At Spring Lake Park Church
Tera Leigh Adams and Jacob 'Jake' Ray Cornelius will be united in marriage on Saturday, June 26, at Spring Lake Park Baptist Church, 4601 Texas Blvd. in Texarkana, Texas, at 4:00 in the afternoon.
Risker, Purtle Final Plans Announced
Mr. Loren Risker of Kansas City, Mo., and Ms. Susan Risker of Paragould announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Ellen, to Bradley Frank Purtle, son of Charles and Jane Purtle of Prescott.
Reeder School Of Dance Holds Recital June 10
Angie Reeder School of Dance, Danctastics, had its first Prescott dance recital Thursday, June 10.
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Plyler, Stone Plans June 25th Wedding
Dennis and Teresa Plyler of Bluff City and Ed and Beth Beckman of Hatfield proudly announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Susan Plyler, of Prescott to Tracy Stone of Prescott on Friday, June 25, at 7p.m.

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